Former Bulls guard Quintin Dailey, whose four seasons in Chicago were dominated by controversy, died Monday in his Las Vegas home. He was 49.

The Las Vegas Review-Journal, citing the Clark County Coroner's Office, reported Dailey died from hypertensive cardiovascular disease.

Then-Bulls general manager Rod Thorn selected Dailey from the University of San Franciscoamid widespread controversy with the seventh pick in the 1982 NBA draft.

Dailey had been arrested in February of that year and charged with attempted assault with intent to rape a female dormitory counselor. Dailey pleaded guilty to aggravated assault and received three years probation.

His rookie season, which featured him averaging 15.1 points per game and earning All-Rookie honors for a Paul Westhead-led team that went 28-54, was filled with picketing women's groups and brutal crowd heckling.

"People spit at me, said things you wouldn't believe and were always trying to get me to fight," Dailey said in a 1999 Tribune interview. "I didn't help things, having a drug problem. I never let any of those people provoke me; I wasn't that sort of person. But I was too scared to say anything because I was afraid people would take it wrong."

Dailey also admitted to being paid for work he didn't do while at USF, which led school officials to shut down their once-proud program from 1982-86.

And the aforementioned drug problem led to myriad issues during the 1985-86 season, his last with the Bulls. Dailey missed games and twice entered rehabilitation clinics in California for cocaine addiction.

Dailey averaged 16.4 ppg in 272 career games with the Bulls. He went on to play for the Clippers and SuperSonics, averaging 14.1 points over 10 seasons.

After his retirement in 1992, Dailey settled in Las Vegas. But instead of succumbing to that city's temptations, Dailey sought redemption. He worked as a youth supervisor for at-risk kids for the Clark County Park and Recreations Department and also officiated youth basketball games.

Dailey is survived by his son, Quintin Jr., a basketball player at Eastern Michigan, anddaughter, Quinci. On his Twitter account Tuesday, Quintin Jr. wrote: "Tomorrow ain't promised … RIP Quintin Dailey Sr. I love you Dad."

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